Definitions tagged bobo in the street dictionary.
There is serious trouble or a mess is unfolding. (In the Dominican Republic, a bobo refers to a conflict or a problem rather than its literal meaning of a fool).
He cracked his head open with a bottle, hay un bobo.
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An exclamation used to express frustration, disappointment, or surprise at an annoying situation or a setback.
The girl asked me for, like, some time apart, what a peldaño man!
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A slang term for a foolish or stupid person: an idiot or a dummy.
You are a kh´orotón, you cannot just jump from the tenth floor.
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A scatterbrained individual. Someone who is naive, simple-minded, and easily fooled (derived from the Guarani word tavy, meaning ignorant or crazy).
You are a total Tavyrón, look how you wasted your money for no damn reason.
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A dummy, a fool, or someone who lacks common sense. It describes someone dim-witted or slow. (In Argentina, this is a general insult for someone clumsy or silly).
That mamerto wants to teach me how to live my life?
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A mild, often lighthearted term used in the Asturias region of Spain to describe someone who is a simpleton or a fool. (Asturias is a region in northern Spain where this term is a staple of the local dialect).
It makes sense he failed, he is a babayo.
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A person who is very foolish, naive, or slow to react. (The palto is the avocado tree, and the term suggests someone who is clueless or was born yesterday.)
In Lima they say that most people from the provinces who move to the capital are caídos del palto because life in the countryside is usually much calmer.
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A complete and total idiot. It is an intensified version of the word for a fool, used to describe someone who is exceptionally dim-witted, naive, or acting remarkably stupid.
Dude, you are being such a total boborote.
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A fool, a dork, or a wallflower who lacks social skills. (The term is said to come from the English phrase party watcher, referring to colonial-era guards who stood outside parties for hours without joining the fun).
What a Pariguayo, he does not even want to dance!
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An overgrown person who acts like a child or engages in activities meant for much younger kids. It describes a teenager or adult who looks ridiculous behaving immaturely or using things that are too small for their physical size.
Hey kid, get off that tiny bike, you look like a manganzón.
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A foolish, naive, or slow-witted person: a total dummy.
You are a bobolongo.
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Someone who is spaced out, slow, or acting like a dumbass. (This is a vulgar term derived from huevo, slang for testicle, used to describe a lack of alertness).
"Dude, I am just feeling aguevoneado" and "Stop being so aguevoneado already."
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A sucker or simpleton who is easily tricked or taken advantage of. (The word is a local name for a turkey, which suggests the person is slow-witted or gullible.)
He keeps lending and lending to his friends knowing they never pay him back.
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A fool, dummy, or simpleton. It refers to someone who is naive or lacks common sense.
No matter how much he tries to hide it, he is a gulembo.
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An idiot, a fool, or a guy who talks nonsense. (This entry refers to a specific person named Sebastian Aponte Triana).
he is a total Baboso when he talks.
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A useless or worthless horse (literally, a tick).
Your horse is a garrapata.
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A total idiot or a complete dummy. The term combines the word for fool with the measurement for a liter to imply the person is a massive amount of stupid (Postobon is a major Colombian beverage brand known for its liter bottles).
That guy is a real bobolitro Postobon.
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A dummy or a clueless person who does not understand anything and has no common sense. (Literally meaning yam, this term is used in Caribbean communities to compare someone's intelligence to a root vegetable).
Look, he let them take his money and his woman. Things are right in front of him and he still can't find them, he is such a Ñame.
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A person who is spaced out, clueless, or failing to pay attention to what is happening around them.
What is up man, what are you doing out here in the street? My soroco brother left me without my keys.
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Refers to a person or object that is useless, low quality, trashy, or a waste of space. Regarding people, it describes someone ungrateful, unreliable, or rude, typically associated with a very low-class way of speaking (referring to the Colombian socioeconomic stratification system where estrato 1 is the lowest and 6 is the highest).
That asshole Bruce ate three burgers today and did not share; what a chanda guy! Those chanda headphones already crapped out on me after just one day of use. That fucking idiot Gus walked into the room with a serious chanda face!
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A dummy, fool, or naive person. Someone who is slow-witted or makes silly mistakes.
You are a pistolo, you left the car keys inside: you are a pistolo, you did not know how to defend yourself: you are a pistolo, you do not know what you are saying.
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A scatterbrained person who lacks the ambition to study or better themselves, also used for someone who is a dimwit, a fool, or useless (the term is the Spanish name for the Archie Comics character Jughead).
Juan is such a TOROMBOLO. He does not like math.
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A dummy, idiot, or someone who is slow-witted and clumsy. (The word literally refers to a vulture, but here it describes a person who lacks common sense).
1) That Juan is such a zamuro, he never does anything right. 2) Shit, that boy is so big and such a zamuro, he cannot even run an errand by himself!
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A scoundrel or lowlife who just plays with your feelings. He has a wandering eye and flirts with everyone, yet he is toxic, possessive, and jealous. (In El Salvador, this name is used as a derogatory stereotype for a man with these specific traits).
Ugh, you turned out to be a real Duglas.
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A fool or simpleton: a person who lacks intelligence or is clumsy and slow.
Whatshisname never does anything right, he is such a majayucas.
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A crude term for a dim-witted person who is visibly slow to understand what is going on, typically characterized by a vacant or blank facial expression.
1. Here comes that carepalmada Maya. 2. Is this carepalmada waiter ever going to bring the check?
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A clumsy or dim-witted person.
Look at that total toyito who couldn't even handle a shoebox.
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A simple-minded or naive person: a fool (in Argentina, calling someone a carrot implies they are slow or easily fooled).
Are you really such a Zanahoria to believe that nonsense?
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A foolish, clumsy, or slow person (In Chilean street slang, it refers to someone who lacks street smarts or is easily tricked).
Man, you are such a longi.
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A person who is easily fooled, gullible, or naive. It also refers to someone who is timid, lacks confidence, or is too soft (in Dominican culture, this is the opposite of being street-smart).
That guy's wife left him yesterday afternoon for being a Palomo.
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A slow or dim-witted person: someone who is considered dumb, silly, or clumsy.
Juan is answering everything wrong, that guy really is maco. Juan tripped over the chairs, he is very maco when he walks.
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Characteristic of a person who is foolish, lacks wit or personality, is spoiled, and is sometimes a bit scatterbrained.
Mary is a cute little atabobita.
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A derogatory adjective used to describe someone as a bit slow-witted, a fool, or a dummy.
Javier Matesanz is a tolilas, he is going to repeat the grade for a third time (tripitir refers to repeating a school year for the third time).
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A dummy, a good-for-nothing, or an unimportant person who acts foolishly. Someone who wastes time or is generally useless. The feminine version is pelafustana. (In Argentina, it is often used for a man perceived as a low-life or a loser).
He fell off his bike, the pelafustán.
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A person who is slow, annoying, or incompetent. In Colombia, it is frequently used as a derogatory term for someone from the capital city of Bogota (it assumes a stereotype that people from the capital are dull or useless).
A guy from Bogota is the best example of a pelmaso.
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A term used to describe someone who has been badly tricked, scammed, or outsmarted, especially in the context of a scheme or deal. (In Dominican slang, giving someone a baby bottle, or biberon, is a metaphor for deceiving them or feeding them a lie).
Bro, I am totally abiberoniao and left without a single cent.
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A term referring to a person named Nicolas Veron, described as a being that looks human but lacks intelligence. According to the text, this person is an evolutionary step backward, representing a missing link. These individuals are considered a threat to human progress because they manage to climb the social ladder despite their ignorance, childishness, and lack of humor. They are easily recognized by their inability to use correct grammar or spelling.
They do not know what a decade is, they do not know right from left, and they especially do not know how to spell the verbs hacer and haber. They write countless nonsense.
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A derogatory term for an idiot or a jerk. It refers to a story about a king with the surname Gil who had two daughters called las pollas (the chicks or young girls). Because the king protected them from the consequences of their own stupid actions, he was mocked as a fool, and the street insult gilipollas was created by combining his name and theirs. It is sometimes spelled as jilipollas. (Note: While this term is originally from Spain, it is also used in Mexico).
You are a total gilipollas!
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Someone who is halfway between being a naive dork and a complete idiot (it is a blend of the words pipa, meaning a loser or simpleton, and gilipollas, a common vulgar term for an asshole or idiot).
Damn, girl, your friend is a bit of a Gilipipas, isn't he?
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A slang term used to describe someone as a fool, dummy, or idiot.
Camila's boyfriend is such a toronto, he gets jealous over everything!
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A term used to describe someone who is foolish, naive, or lacking common sense (in Colombia, particularly in the Santander region, it is a common way to call someone a dummy or an idiot).
The man working at the stationery store is a poor pingo, he lets people rob him all the time.
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A grown man or young adult who behaves like an immature child.
What a manganson this man is, he acts like a little kid.
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A mess, drama, or a public scene, used when someone causes a big commotion or starts trouble.
Marlenis: What is going on at the colmadon? (a neighborhood shop that serves as a social hub and bar). Carola: Some girls started fighting and caused a huge yun yun in there!
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A very distracted or clueless person who lacks street smarts or basic coordination.
Look at that guy, he is such a pajarote man, he got robbed right in front of his face and did not even realize it.
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Used to describe a woman over the age of 18 who continues to act like a child or thinks she can still play with toys.
a 19-year-old girl riding a fucking toy horse is a mangansona.
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1. A pest or someone who pesters others just for the twisted pleasure of being annoying. 2. An idiot or slow person who fails to understand or do something properly (the term literally refers to a physical or mental defect).
1. Dude, stop being so 'tara', I already told you I am not going with you. 2. You are such a 'tara', now you blocked the debit card by getting the code wrong three times.
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A slang term used to describe a person who is dim-witted, foolish, or has low intelligence. (In Spain, some traditional proper names are used colloquially to label someone as a simpleton).
Come on, shut up, antolin.
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Someone who is completely mesmerized or zoned out, losing all awareness of their surroundings. It often describes someone staring blankly with their mouth hanging open or even drooling (chemba is a Dominican word for the mouth or lips).
That kid does not answer when he is watching those cartoons, he just stays EMBELESAO.
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